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Three Neiv Varieties of Apples. 



red are the best representation of color; they are all rather 

 below the average size, when well cultivated. It is in eating 

 from the first of August to the middle of October, remarkable 

 in that particular. It also varies in color, some apples being 

 partially covered with russet." 



A further trial of this variety only confirms the opinion we 

 formed of it last fall, viz., that it is a fine fruit ; possessing a 

 tender flesh and sprightly flavor, and well worthy of cultiva- 

 tion. 



Fig. 45. Foundling Apple. 



Size, large, about three and a half inches broad, and two and 

 three quarters deep : Form, roundish, flattened at each end, 

 rather broad at the base, somewhat ribbed, and narrowing 

 towards the eye : Skin, fair, smooth, yellowish green, par- 

 tially covered with small broken stripes of pale red, deepest 

 on the sunny side, and covered with greenish specks : Stem, 

 short, about half an inch long, nearly straight, rather slender, 

 and inserted in a broad, open, slightly angular, deep cavity : 

 Eye, medium size, closed, and moderately sunk in a rather 

 contracted and furrowed basin : Flesh, yellowish, fine, crisp, 

 and tender : Juice, abundant, pleasantly subacid, sprightly, 

 rich, and high flavored : Core, medium size, open : Seeds, 

 rather small, plump. Ripe in August and September. 



